Outlive

The Science and Art of Longevity

De: Peter Attia MD, Bill Gifford

Narrado por: Peter Attia MD

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A groundbreaking manifesto on living better and longer that challenges the conventional medical thinking on aging and reveals a new approach to preventing chronic disease and extending long-term health, from a visionary physician and leading longevity expert

“One of the most important books you’ll ever read.”—Steven D. Levitt, New York Times bestselling author of Freakonomics

Wouldn’t you like to live longer? And better? In this operating manual for longevity, Dr. Peter Attia draws on the latest science to deliver innovative nutritional interventions, techniques for optimizing exercise and sleep, and tools for addressing emotional and mental health.

For all its successes, mainstream medicine has failed to make much progress against the diseases of aging that kill most people: heart disease, cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, and type 2 diabetes. Too often, it intervenes with treatments too late to help, prolonging lifespan at the expense of healthspan, or quality of life. Dr. Attia believes we must replace this outdated framework with a personalized, proactive strategy for longevity, one where we take action now, rather than waiting.

This is not “biohacking,” it’s science: a well-founded strategic and tactical approach to extending lifespan while also improving our physical, cognitive, and emotional health. Dr. Attia’s aim is less to tell you what to do and more to help you learn how to think about long-term health, in order to create the best plan for you as an individual. In Outlive, readers will discover:

• Why the cholesterol test at your annual physical doesn’t tell you enough about your actual risk of dying from a heart attack.
• That you may already suffer from an extremely common yet underdiagnosed liver condition that could be a precursor to the chronic diseases of aging.
• Why exercise is the most potent pro-longevity “drug”—and how to begin training for the “Centenarian Decathlon.”
• Why you should forget about diets, and focus instead on nutritional biochemistry, using technology and data to personalize your eating pattern.
• Why striving for physical health and longevity, but ignoring emotional health, could be the ultimate curse of all.

Aging and longevity are far more malleable than we think; our fate is not set in stone. With the right roadmap, you can plot a different path for your life, one that lets you outlive your genes to make each decade better than the one before.

*Includes a downloadable PDF of charts, graphs, and illustrations from the book, along with other valuable resources

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“Outlive completely transformed my approach to growing old. Peter Attia is among the most brilliant people I’ve ever met, and he’s succeeded in packing a life’s worth of insights into this book. It promises to be one of the most important books you’ll ever read.”—Steven D. Levitt, New York Times bestselling author of Freakonomics

“In Outlive, Peter Attia explores the science of not just prolonging life, but also prolonging aliveness. Attia makes the crucial connection between overall health and relational health.”—Esther Perel, New York Times bestselling author, psychotherapist, and podcast host of Where Should We Begin?

“Finally, there is a modern, thorough, clear, and actionable manual for how to maximize our immediate and long-term health. Firmly grounded in data and real-life conditions, Outlive makes obvious which actions we all need to take, and just as important, what all we need to pay attention to in order to live a long, vital life. As the most accurate and comprehensive health guide published to date, Outlive is not just informative, it is important.”—Andrew Huberman, PhD, professor, Department of Neurobiology at Stanford University School of Medicine, creator of the Huberman Lab podcast

“Dr. Peter Attia is my doctor and also my friend. He is a specialist in longevity and someone I trust with my life. What separates him from others is his pursuit of quality of life from all angles—physical, emotional, mental, relational, and spiritual health. This incredible book is a call to action and a reminder to always participate, and never be passive. It will arm you with the tools you need to live a long, meaningful, and fulfilling life.”—Hugh Jackman

“In Outlive, Peter Attia has delivered the definitive look at the complex subject of longevity. Comprehensive and rigorous, Outlive is full of surprising insights into the diseases of aging that will likely kill most of us, and the tactics and techniques that can help us live longer and in better health. Attia’s writing surprises and delights us, while provoking a new way to think about longevity.”—Siddhartha Mukherjee, author of the Pulitzer Prize winner The Emperor of All Maladies and the New York Times bestseller The Song of the Cell

This book made me take action for the first time in my life

Amazing book with a lot of valuable data from latest research in multiple areas of medicine and science. A lot of useful tips but mainly the information that will be so shocking to you, that you will be called to action quick! I started exercising much more, knowing the real data behind it, fixed my nutrition approach, cutoff sugar completely and got bloodwork done, including my ApoB levels. Never in my life did a simple book leave such an impact on my health!

Suggesting why and organizing how

I’m a longtime “the drive” podcast fan who enjoys struggling through the technical aspects. Admittedly, I have skimmed some podcast areas that I viewed as mostly opinion… sleep how long? Exercise that much? Fast for days, really? This book brought it all together for me. I’m starting to see how it comes together. I’m beginning to change my mind. I’m seeing my life in a different way. I’m glad I read this book.

Opened my eyes to my ultimate why

A wonderful guide to a better and possibly longer and more enjoyable life. I learnt so much and I hope I will start putting this matrix in place, beyond exercise, nutrition and sleep, practice emotional health that we so often neglect. It made revisit priorities in life and forced to think about my why

Didn't want the book to end

This book is incredible. It's well written, easy to follow, and the ending was unexpected and it really tied everything together. I'm really glad Peter narrated his book, by the end I was so sad it was over.

Rigor, evidence-based advice, and humanity

I was not expecting to love this book--just thought I might get some helpful food for thought and encouragement on my fitness and nutrition journey. (I'm a 50-something woman.) I did get good strategies for fighting "the gravity of aging," as the author puts it. But I was very surprised to get much more than that in the final chapter--a sober, wise, and very personal examination of how to care for one's emotional wellbeing.

My first introduction to Dr. Attia was when I listened to him talking about ketogenic diets (and I think other "optimization" topics) on Tim Ferriss's podcast years ago. (maybe 2014 or 2015ish?) I remember being somewhat awed by the elite-athlete and biohacking stuff he explained about, but also feeling like it was mainly directed a at certain type of Silicon Valley dude.

I almost didn't buy the book, thinking it might just be more cutting-edge physicality that feels out of reach for women who never had much athletic ability. I'm so glad I kept an open mind. I was blown away by the the author's smarts, logic, good explanations, sage medical guidance, and overall kindness and humanity. I got many good ideas for what to pursue next (and what to avoid) in my own physical goal-setting. But Attia's candor and transparency about his own emotional recovery journey affected me most profoundly. I feel like I heard from a medical expert who actually wants to help me live a more vibrant life. And whose own story I can respect and admire. That's pretty rare. Thank you for writing this book, Dr. Attia.